I have completed my commissioned pith helmet and now comes the long wait until the clients gift it to its recipient and I hear about their response. For PAW 2023 I have so far: 1) completed Pith helmet for Year of the Coast 2023 2) Completed New Zealand (North island) holiday album pair of hand …
On the first of March I saw a post by Lucy Tidbury, our local successful artist on her 1st March post. I had forgotten all about the initiative but joined in as it’s a nice way to search the hashtag each day and find other creative people. Each day has a prompt except weekends when …
I have just returned with my wife from our longest (time and distance) holiday ever. We flew all the way around the Earth, we were away for 38 days. One intention was to find new inspirations for me and my art. I kept a travel diary in a book one of my sons had previously …
Six years of being an artist and running my hobby in an extended form as a business. It seems amazing to me that I am still doing it and people keep coming forward to buying my work and /or sitting down to draw with me. I started with the intention of seeing if I could …
So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …
It is 2023. A new year and from February 1 I will start my 7th year as an artist. A dream woke me linked to creativity, a positive dream if slightly manic and bounding full of recognising ideas I have already had and of ideas going forwards for this new calendar year. Yesterday I hosted …
Well, here in the UK, finances are very tight for most people as we go through the current cost of living crisis. As an artist who rents a unit for my studio / shop I am very aware how art in the form of a card,print, gift is very much an,optional extra. So what are …
Today at about 1 pm a visit to the shop from an acquaintance – his wedding anniversary is today! Could I do a special card – price set by me then changed by him and my wife that I was undercharging. I remembered to ask which anniversary. He gave me a vague concept based on …
Yep a busy fortnight ahead, then slow slightly, then have biggest holiday since I was a teacher when I used to get this long off every summer. A chance to regroup, visit places, sketch a bit, try out new ideas and generally refresh.
A fortnight ago my IPad went into a black screen scenario, tried various steps, contacted some companies but no luck so borrowed partner’s iPad and used to put needed files aboard. Now bought new iPad and luckily had bought extra iCloud space and downloaded old iPad onto new one. Today has been the fun day …